Answer:
Pam and Martha are the two characters of the story "Martha, Martha " written by Zadie Smith.
Explanation:
The given context refers to the short story of "Martha Martha". This famous short story is written by Zadie Smith.
Zadie Smith wrote this story about two persons Pam Roberts and Martha Penk. They are the main two characters in the story. Pam Roberts is a real estate agent while Martha Penk is a client of Pam. They both are searching a flat or house for Martha.
In the story, Pam is an middle aged women who is a divorcee. She had seen many sadness and faced many problems in her past. She is a good natured women and is fond of gossiping.
Martha is of younger age than Pam. Before coming to Massachusetts, Martha was working in England but she hopes to study law at the university. To the reader, Martha seems to hide something from Pam. She used to be very cautious and curt while answering to Pam's questions.
At the end of the story, Martha's feeling and behavior was a result of emotional turnmoil. She flees from the flat where a young family was living, as she wishes to live the life of this young family. Also Martha reveals a secretive character.
Odysseus had to rescue his men from the lotus-eaters because his men had lost all will of continuing on their journey home. When he sent some men to explore the island, they met the lotus-eaters, which introduced them to the lotus plant. The lotus plant made them forget all about their journey and their families. Odysseus had to drag them onboard, ignoring their wailing cries to be left alone, in order to continue on their journey.
He curses God for allowing such things to happen.
